Model year record
6 recall campaigns on file for this model year. 40 owner complaints on file.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIMOUSINES BUILT BY EMPIRE COACH. VEHICLE ALTERERS LABEL MAY BE MISSING OR INCOMPLETE.
VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH PART 567.
ADD COMPLIANCE LABEL.
SAFETY BELTS (TYPE 1 LAP BELTS) FOR REAR FACING SEATS WERE NOT INSTALLED.
LACK OF RESTRAINTS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO OTHERWISE PREVENTABLE INJURY AND WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 209 AND 210.
INSTALL SAFETY BELTS FOR REAR FACING SEATS.
SPRING LOCK FUEL LINE COUPLING MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ENGAGED.
COUPLING COULD DISENGAGE DUE TO FUEL PRESSURE,VIBRATION, AND ENGINE MOVEMENTS; THIS WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF FUEL WHICH, INPRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CREATES A FIRE RISK.
INSTALL RETAINER CLIPS OVER THE COUPLINGS TO PREVENT COUPLING SEPARATION AND FUEL LEAKAGE.
DRIVER WOULD EXPERIENCE A CLUNKING NOISE ON TURNS AND ALOOSE FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEEL; STEERING CONTROL WOULD BE MAINTAINED.
REPLACE IDLER ARM ASSEMBLY.
STEERING CENTERLINKS MAY BREAK AT A BEND LOCATION.
STEERING CONTROL WOULD BE DIMINISHED, WITH REDUCEDCONTROL OF LEFT WHEEL ONLY AND CONSIDERABLE STEERING WHEEL FREE PLAY.
REPLACE STEERING CENTERLINK.
WIRING HARNESS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT MAY BE MISROUTED AND SUBJECT TO DAMAGE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: A SHORT CIRCUIT COULD OCCUR (DURING USE OR WHEN PARKED) WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
PROPERLY ROUTE WIRING HARNESSES, AS NECESSARY.
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system: ignition | 7 | — |
| Electrical system: ignition: switch | 5 | — |
| Electrical system | 2 | — |
| Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator | 2 | 25,880 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 2 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: radiator assembly | 2 | — |
| Seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 2 | — |
| Vehicle speed control | 2 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 1 | — |
| Equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 1 | — |
| Equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/CD etc. | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 1 | 150,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc | 1 | — |
| Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion) | 1 | — |
| Tires | 1 | 34,102 mi |
| Unknown or other | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield | 1 | — |
The 1986 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 1988 model has about a third as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.